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Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Necessarily Escalate Intimate Partner Violence? Results from a National-level Survey in India

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  • Subhasish M. Chowdhury

    (Department of Economics, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 4DT, UK)

  • Upasak Das

    (Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK)

  • Shrabani Saha

    (Lincoln International Business School, University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN5 7AT, UK)

Abstract

It is inferred that the COVID-19 pandemic may have resulted in a spike in intimate partner violence (IPV). Recent empirical studies in this area provides mixed results from across the world, while analyses on the global south are scarce. In this study we investigate the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on possible physical, emotional, and sexual violence on women by their intimate partners in India. We analyze the household level National Family Health Survey data collected in 707 districts across India during 2019-2021 and compare the pre- and post-pandemic replies to the relevant IPV questions. Unlike some existing studies in other countries that use different measures of IPV, our findings suggest that women are less likely to report incidences of emotional or sexual (but not often physical) violence by their partners after the pandemic induced lockdown. This is driven mainly by the rural areas, and by the states with low gender equality. We conclude by discussing the possible reasons such as the male backlash channel for this result.

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  • Subhasish M. Chowdhury & Upasak Das & Shrabani Saha, 2023. "Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Necessarily Escalate Intimate Partner Violence? Results from a National-level Survey in India," Working Papers 2023024, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:shf:wpaper:2023024
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    Keywords

    Survey; COVID-19; Pandemic; India; Intimate Partner Violence;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
    • F51 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Conflicts; Negotiations; Sanctions
    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
    • Q34 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - Natural Resources and Domestic and International Conflicts

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